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Lets go for a ride in streets of Paris

Posted: Fri Jul 28, 2017 3:07 pm
by easyrider
In a Ferrari 275 GTB hitting speeds 260 KMH in Paris early morning.. at the end worth it !! Have fun and hold on !



https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4Qx_9 ... sp=sharing

Re: Lets go for a ride in streets of Paris

Posted: Fri Jul 28, 2017 3:28 pm
by PCX150Rider
Thanks for posting that link. I've been to the Sacre Coeur. Been to most of the other landmarks and a number of the streets mentioned in the video as well on a school trip back in April 1970. It's a beautiful city. $10 would get you 54 French francs. Saw the Mona Lisa too. I'll bet it's a lot more crowded today. 8)

Re: Lets go for a ride in streets of Paris

Posted: Fri Jul 28, 2017 3:39 pm
by you you
What century are you living in?

Re: Lets go for a ride in streets of Paris

Posted: Fri Jul 28, 2017 7:43 pm
by PCX150Rider
Paris in the '20s. . .in the rain. :lol:

Re: Lets go for a ride in streets of Paris

Posted: Fri Jul 28, 2017 9:41 pm
by homie
Here's a funny frenchman who posted in the Buell forum. He took some heat for what was the first selfie scenic tour. I guess they just do it different in France. I actually felt like I was on the right side of the road watching it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3dBjxTAYnk&t=17s

Re: Lets go for a ride in streets of Paris

Posted: Fri Jul 28, 2017 11:09 pm
by TheMaverick
This dude tried something similar ... didn't get the girl at the end though ...

https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/ ... expressway

Re: Lets go for a ride in streets of Paris

Posted: Fri Jul 28, 2017 11:19 pm
by you you
PCX150Rider wrote:Paris in the '20s. . .in the rain. :lol:

:D :D

Re: Lets go for a ride in streets of Paris

Posted: Sat Jul 29, 2017 6:58 am
by easyrider
FYI...after the film surfaced, the driver was promptly arrested by French authorities. If you notice he ran several red lights and an assortment of other violations.. But hell, you gotta love those downshifts and upshifts into the curves and nailing the straight aways .... and that my friends is what its all about !!! have fun !!!

Re: Lets go for a ride in streets of Paris

Posted: Sat Jul 29, 2017 7:34 am
by PCX150Rider
FYI...after the film surfaced, the driver was promptly arrested by French authorities. If you notice he ran several red lights and an assortment of other violations.. But hell, you gotta love those downshifts and upshifts into the curves and nailing the straight aways .... and that my friends is what its all about !!! have fun !!!
That clicking noise that was going on. . .made me wonder if it was a fuel pump or something. Or maybe he was casually sipping on DuBonnet Wine. :lol:

Re: Lets go for a ride in streets of Paris

Posted: Sat Jul 29, 2017 1:24 pm
by easyrider
Too many turns and shifting for sipping Dubonnet...but seems like he had a gulp or two or three before he even turned the key . I dunno, being young and stupid.. I can relate.. I raced a Porsche in my Corvette one day going down the Florida Turnpike hitting speeds around 110 -120 mph.. They had an eye in the sky up that day and had a roadblock waiting for us.. Busted !! Yes.. was it stupid yes, was it costly yes.. was it worth it.. YES !!!

Re: Lets go for a ride in streets of Paris

Posted: Sat Jul 29, 2017 8:07 pm
by JohnL
Many years ago I was a participant in a race between a fully restored 1925 Bentley 3 Litre Tourer and a Mini Cooper Stage 3. The Bentley was winning up to 100kph still in first gear then the Mini blew us away. Top speed we reached in the Bentley was close to 150Kkph. I would have given anything to own either of those cars at the time.

Great memories :) :) :)

Re: Lets go for a ride in streets of Paris

Posted: Sat Jul 29, 2017 11:37 pm
by PCX150Rider
We've all done some foolish things when we were younger. ;)

Fun to relive the adventures taking a stroll down memory lane. :lol:

Re: Lets go for a ride in streets of Paris

Posted: Sun Jul 30, 2017 2:01 am
by you you
JohnL wrote:Many years ago I was a participant in a race between a fully restored 1925 Bentley 3 Litre Tourer and a Mini Cooper Stage 3. The Bentley was winning up to 100kph still in first gear then the Mini blew us away. Top speed we reached in the Bentley was close to 150Kkph. I would have given anything to own either of those cars at the time.

Great memories :) :) :)

I've got an original 1969 Mini Cooper with 60,000 miles on the clock. Want to make an offer?

Re: Lets go for a ride in streets of Paris

Posted: Sun Jul 30, 2017 6:12 am
by fish
Camera was actually mounted on a Mercedes sedan, if memory serves.
There is quite a bit of info on this famous bit of film.
Paris is amazing. Wandered the city streets and the Metro lines, many days with barely any money in my pocket, skipping high school. My father was stationed there for all four years of my high school.
If you can enjoy walking and wondering and just experiencing .....it is the most amazing city. (Big Smoke was OK, too - but it is not Paris) Truly, for me - the best city. Can't begin to do it justice....
Fish

Re: Lets go for a ride in streets of Paris

Posted: Sun Jul 30, 2017 9:45 am
by you you
fish wrote:Camera was actually mounted on a Mercedes sedan, if memory serves.
There is quite a bit of info on this famous bit of film.
Paris is amazing. Wandered the city streets and the Metro lines, many days with barely any money in my pocket, skipping high school. My father was stationed there for all four years of my high school.
If you can enjoy walking and wondering and just experiencing .....it is the most amazing city. (Big Smoke was OK, too - but it is not Paris) Truly, for me - the best city. Can't begin to do it justice....
Fish

Big Smoke? GTA?

Re: Lets go for a ride in streets of Paris

Posted: Sun Jul 30, 2017 5:04 pm
by JohnL
you you wrote:I've got an original 1969 Mini Cooper with 60,000 miles on the clock. Want to make an offer?
If you can deliver it for free, I'll make an offer. :lol: :lol: :lol:

Re: Lets go for a ride in streets of Paris

Posted: Sun Jul 30, 2017 6:58 pm
by PCX150Rider
I've got an original 1969 Mini Cooper with 60,000 miles on the clock. Want to make an offer?
You are very fortunate. Nice toy. Makes me think of that movie with all the Mini Chase scene in it. :D

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtWkewqIFDM

Are you finding you just don't get to used it much anymore and it's collecting dust?

FWIW I had an '88 Ford Festiva (made by Kia for Ford) for a while and it was very much like a Mini. . .but not in the same Class obviously. . .although it had a 1.5 Liter engine, FW drive, very light, small wheels, and would take anything you dished out to it. One of the most reliable cars I ever owned. That being said it was not a "Mini Cooper". :(

Re: Lets go for a ride in streets of Paris

Posted: Sun Jul 30, 2017 8:16 pm
by fish
you you wrote:
fish wrote:Camera was actually mounted on a Mercedes sedan, if memory serves.
There is quite a bit of info on this famous bit of film.
Paris is amazing. Wandered the city streets and the Metro lines, many days with barely any money in my pocket, skipping high school. My father was stationed there for all four years of my high school.
If you can enjoy walking and wondering and just experiencing .....it is the most amazing city. (Big Smoke was OK, too - but it is not Paris) Truly, for me - the best city. Can't begin to do it justice....
Fish

Big Smoke? GTA?
no idea what GTA means
Big Smoke is London.

Fish

Re: Lets go for a ride in streets of Paris

Posted: Sun Jul 30, 2017 11:24 pm
by you you
fish wrote:
you you wrote:
fish wrote:Camera was actually mounted on a Mercedes sedan, if memory serves.
There is quite a bit of info on this famous bit of film.
Paris is amazing. Wandered the city streets and the Metro lines, many days with barely any money in my pocket, skipping high school. My father was stationed there for all four years of my high school.
If you can enjoy walking and wondering and just experiencing .....it is the most amazing city. (Big Smoke was OK, too - but it is not Paris) Truly, for me - the best city. Can't begin to do it justice....
Fish

Big Smoke? GTA?
no idea what GTA means
Big Smoke is London.

Fish
Grand theft auto. Big Smoke is a character.

London is Old Smoke.